Leadership Skills

In our increasingly complex world, understanding the practice of leadership is critical. In simpler words, it is the practice of influencing people to meet the challenges that will enable them to achieve important individual and organizational goals. This course provides a foundation for leadership practice and aims to take you on a journey of self-discovery. You will also gain insight into building inner stability and develop your leadership skills.

The course builds upon your experiences and aims to enhance your capacity to lead with and without authority, across boundaries, and from any political or organizational position. The course will also enable you to learn important leadership skills, clarifying the relationships among key concepts such as definitions of leadership, self-management, authority, power, influence, politics, negotiations, change management, decision-making, and various leadership styles. This knowledge will provide you with a practical and coherent theoretical framework for applying and exercising leadership. Lastly, the course explores the challenge of managing the inevitable personal stresses and dangers of leading a team. The course draws from several disciplines, such as business management, philosophy, spirituality, history, literature, sports, communications, and psychology.

Learning Objectives of the Course:

To develop an understanding of oneself and build inner stability

To gain insights into leadership styles and leading downwards

To understand the biases that impact communication and leaders’ decision-making capability

To understand the art of leading upward and sideways